December 2014 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Happy Holidays from Birck Nanotechnology Center
by Shakouri, Ali 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

Dear All, I would like to thank all students, staff and faculty for their great contributions to create a vibrant and collaborative community pushing the frontiers in interdisciplinary research at the Birck Nanotechnology Center. Wishing you joyful holidays and a prosperous New Year. Best regards, Ali

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E-news for the week of Dec. 29th
by Anthrop, Heather L 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

EE & MSEE Building closure Holiday Closings Mileage Rates EE & MSEE Building closure EE and MSEE Building Occupants, We have finalized the dates for the Electrical Shutdown for the entire EE and MSEE Buildings. The electrical shutdown is part of a campus wide metering initiative, electrical meters are being installed on the building utilities for all campus buildings. They have installed these meters in about 100 campus buildings so far. During the times listed below, for safety reasons no one will be allowed to enter the building. If you have any questions or concerns you may call Steve Devault at 46677 or email devault(a)purdue.edu<mailto:devault@purdue.edu>. EE Building will be down on Monday, 12/29/14 starting at 5:30pm for about 4 hours. MSEE Building will be down on Saturday, 1/10/15 starting at 8:00am for about 4 hours. Holiday Closings Purdue University will be closing at noon on December 31st. The University will also be closed January 1st & 2nd in observance of the new year. Many staff members will be on vacation at various times over the holidays, please plan accordingly. Mileage Rates The IRS recently announced new standard mileage rates when using a personal vehicle for business reasons. The rates are based on the fixed and variable costs of operating a vehicle. Mileage Rate Change for Travel on or after January 1, 2015 Effective for travel on or after January 1, 2015, the privately owned vehicle mileage rate will change from 56 cents per mile to 57.5 cents per mile. Visit: http://www.purdue.edu/business/travel/Transportation/Car/privatecar.html#cu… As always, this mileage rate is subject to the 'Drive V Fly' policy found at: http://www.purdue.edu/business/travel/Transportation/Car/privatecar.html#dr… Mileage Rate for State Travel The mileage rate for employees traveling on Sponsored Program Grant funds from the State of Indiana will continue to be paid at 44 cents per mile. Visit: http://www.purdue.edu/business/travel/Transportation/statefundedtravel.html… Please contact the Travel Office at purduetravel(a)purdue.edu<mailto:purduetravel@purdue.edu> if you have questions.

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Update on Toxic Gas Monitoring System
by Reger, Ronald K 19 Dec '14

19 Dec '14

Dear all Birck users - The Toxic Gas Monitoring System is fixed and all toxic gas processes are now available, including methane and hydrogen processes. Please check Coral for equipment availability. Thanks for your patience, Birck Management

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REMINDER: Birck Holiday Reception -TODAY 3:30pm in the Birck Atrium
by Turner, Jaime J 19 Dec '14

19 Dec '14

Just a reminder, please join us in the Birck Atrium today at 3:30pm for the Birck Holiday Reception! We have plenty of cookies, sweets, punch and cider for all!! Also Santa and his Elf will be making a special appearance! From: BNC-all [mailto:bnc-all-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Turner, Jaime J Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 3:02 PM To: 'bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu' (bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu) Subject: [BNC-all] Birck Holiday Reception - Dec. 19th, 3:30pm in the Birck Atrium [cid:image002.png@01D01B8E.72ECEC60] Jaime Turner Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> Phone: 765-494-3509

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BNC e-news for the week of December 22nd
by Anthrop, Heather L 19 Dec '14

19 Dec '14

EE & MSEE Building closure Concur Purdue Closure Toxic Gas Monitoring System EE & MSEE Building closure EE and MSEE Building Occupants, We have finalized the dates for the Electrical Shutdown for the entire EE and MSEE Buildings. The electrical shutdown is part of a campus wide metering initiative, electrical meters are being installed on the building utilities for all campus buildings. They have installed these meters in about 100 campus buildings so far. During the times listed below, for safety reasons no one will be allowed to enter the building. If you have any questions or concerns you may call Steve Devault at 46677 or email devault(a)purdue.edu<mailto:devault@purdue.edu>. EE Building will be down on Monday, 12/29/14 starting at 5:30pm for about 4 hours. MSEE Building will be down on Saturday, 1/10/15 starting at 8:00am for about 4 hours. Concur Concur has learned of a phishing scam designed to trick users into giving up Concur Travel and Expense credentials. The offending email offers $200 in Personal Travel Credit, and directs the user to a domain that is not the correct concursolutions.com domain. Delete this email and do not follow the link. If you suspect you have already clicked the link, change your password immediately. Concur Client Support Purdue Closure Purdue University will be closed Thursday, December 25th and Friday, December 26th in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Purdue will also be closed Thursday, January 1st and Friday, January 2nd in observance of the New Year. Many staff members will be on vacation at various times over the holidays, please plan accordingly. Toxic Gas Monitoring System The TGMS experienced a significant failure in the control computer and a new computer was installed by the Honeywell field service engineer late this week. This morning the local programming of the new computer was completed and now all toxic gas processes are turned back on. Additionally our wireless monitoring system has experienced an intermittent drop in output voltage on one sensor so a different field engineer is remotely reprogramming that system. This wireless system monitors hydrogen and methane so those processes will be unavailable until this reprogramming is completed. Our hope is that this can be completed yet today (Friday) so please watch Coral and the display on the second floor atrium for updates. Thanks for your patience, and Happy Holidays to all the Birck users and team! Ron

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Birck Holiday Reception - Dec. 19th, 3:30pm in the Birck Atrium
by Anthrop, Heather L 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

[cid:image002.png@01D01AE5.BB8DCDD0] Jaime Turner Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> Phone: 765-494-3509

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FW: Concur Scam
by Turner, Jaime J 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

Breaking News - December 18, 2014 9:15 AM Phishing Scam-Concur Concur has learned of a phishing scam designed to trick users into giving up Concur Travel and Expense credentials. The offending email offers $200 in Personal Travel Credit, and directs the user to a domain that is not the correct concursolutions.com domain. Delete this email and do not follow the link. If you suspect you have already clicked the link, change your password immediately. Concur Client Support Contact Information: Gayle Stetler<mailto:gstetler@purdue.edu>, Accounts Payable Travel Manager, 61608

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Secretaries and Business Office - out of office today from 3:30pm - 5:00pm
by Turner, Jaime J 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

Dear all, The secretaries and business office staff will be out this afternoon from 3:30pm - 5:00pm to attend the EVPRP Reception. Please plan accordingly. Thanks! Jaime Turner Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Email: jjturner(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jjturner@purdue.edu> Phone: 765-494-3509

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BNC e-news for the week of December 15th
by Anthrop, Heather L 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

Cleanroom Course W-2 Services Cleanroom Hoods A high level of clutter and disorder was observed in every fume hood in the cleanroom by engineering staff members this morning. Chemical bottles were not put away and experiments were not labeled properly. Subsequent users of the fume hoods will need to clean up after the previous user. Please remember that this is a multi-user facility and leave every hood, every process tool, and every instrument in a good useable condition for the next user. Your cooperation expected and appreciated. Thanks, Ron Course Translating research into tangible products -designed for PhD students and faculty Life of a Faculty Entrepreneur: Discovery, Development & Translation This course is designed to introduce PhD students and faculty mentors to the intellectual, financial and management processes associated with translating research into tangible products through university initiated, early stage commercialization. Guest speakers will illustrate the startup process through case studies and also address approaches for managing entrepreneurial activities, intellectual property and conflicts of interest in a University environment. Thursdays from 5:30 -8:20pm in MRGN 121 ABE626/TLI626 – course registration required For more information please contact Mike Ladisch (ladisch(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ladisch@purdue.edu>) or Nathalie Duval-Couetil (natduval(a)purdue.edu<mailto:natduval@purdue.edu>) W-2 Services Purdue University is pleased to announce online / paperless W-2 Form services for all Purdue University faculty and staff. This includes student employees. Click here for registration instructions.<http://www.purdue.edu/business/payroll/taxes/Tax_Information/Employee/W-2Se…> Via partnership with ADP, Inc., all Purdue employees are now able to view and print their W-2 Form via the online ADP W-2 Services portal. ADP, Inc. is a trusted and data security-focused provider of HR, payroll, talent, time, tax, and benefits administration, serving hundreds of thousands of organizations over ADP’s 65 year history. By providing online W-2 services, Purdue University aims to reduce tax season stress by eliminating W-2 Form location uncertainty, address uncertainty, and waiting periods due to mail, University action needed, or lost W-2 Forms. In order to opt in to paperless W-2 Form delivery for the 2014 tax year, employees must register on or prior to December 31, 2014.

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NSAC Coffee hour
by Anthrop, Heather L 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

The presentation for today's coffee hour presentation is as follows: Speaker: Tianshuo (Tony) Zhang Title: Intracranial Deformation Sensor for Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury We hope to see you at 3:30 pm

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